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Inthe13thcentury,thefamousItaliantraveler,MarcoPolo,traveledalongwaytoChina.DuringhisstayinChina,hesawmanywonderfulthings.OneofthethingshediscoveredwasthattheChineseusedpapermoney.Inwesterncountries,peopledidnotusepapermoneyuntilthe15thcentury.However,peopleinChinabegantousepapermoneyinthe7thcentury.

AChinesemancalledCaiLuninventedpaperalmost2,000yearsago.Hemadeitfromwood.Hetookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaper.Hethenputthesepiecesofpapertogetherandmadethemintoabook.

Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees.Weusealotofpapereveryday.Ifwekeeponwastingsomuchpaper,therewillnotbeanytreesleftontheearth.Iftherearenotrees,therewillbenopaper.Everyday,peoplethrowawayabout2,800tonsofpaperinourcity.Ittakes17treestomakeonetonofpaper.Thismeansthatwearecuttingnearly48,000treeseveryday.Sinceittakesmorethan10yearsforatreetogrow,wemuststartusinglesspapernow.Ifwedon’t,wewillnothaveenoughtimetogrowmoretreestotaketheplaceofthoseweuseforpaper.

Sohowcanwesavepaper?Wecanusebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper,especiallywhenwearemakingnotes.Wecanchoosedrinksinbottlesinsteadofthoseinpaperpackets.Wecanalsousecottonhandkerchiefsandnotpaperones.Whenwegoshopping,wecanusefewerpaperbags.Iftheshopassistantdoesgiveusapaperbag,wecansaveitandreuseitlater.

Everyonecanhelptosavepaper.Ifweallthinkcarefully,wecanhelpprotecttrees.Butweshoulddoitnow,beforeitistoolate